The US is sending a charter aircraft to bring home remaining Americans from a cruise ship where a hantavirus outbreak killed three people and infected several others, authorities say.
Officials say at least six US states are monitoring for possible cases after several passengers from the Dutch vessel MV Hondius returned home from the voyage.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has classified the hantavirus outbreak as a "Level 3" emergency response, its lowest activation level.
The luxury cruise, operated by Oceanwide Expeditions, departed from Ushuaia, Argentina, on 1 April and is due to arrive in Spain's Canary Islands on 10 May.
The CDC is sending staff to the Canary Islands to escort American passengers home on a charter flight, the agency said on Friday.
